Al-Wehda FC () is a

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based in

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History

Al-Wehda 5th oldest club in Saudi Arabiahttps://makkahnewspaper.com/article/1116315/ The

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section plays in the

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. They also have a

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section. If the club's establishment date is considered with the old name, this makes it the oldest club in the Kingdom. Al-Wehda were the first ever winners of the

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in 1957.

Honours

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(tier 2) *Winners (4): 1982–83, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2017–18 *Runners-up (2): 2011–12, 2014–15 *Third place (1): 2021–22

*Winners (2):

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

*Runners-up (6): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970,

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Crown Prince's Cup *Winners (1): 1959–60 *Runners-up (5): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1972–73,

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International record

Current squad

Other players under contract

Out on loan

Coaching staff

Managerial history

* Hassan Sultan (1955–1957) * Hassan Sultan (1965–1968) *

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(1983–1985) * Khaled Al-Jizani (1985) *

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(1985–1986) *

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(1988–1989) * Mimi Abdelhamid (1989–1990) * Pavle Dolezar (1995) *

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(1999–2000) * Khaled Al-Jizani (caretaker) (November 10, 1999 – November 27, 1999) * David Roberts (November 27, 1999 – May 30, 2000) *

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(July 13, 2000 – March 2, 2001) * Adel Latrach (March 2, 2001 – May 30, 2001) * Vantuir (July 5, 2001 – January 14, 2002) * Luis Carlos (January 14, 2002 – May 1, 2002) * Zoran Đorđević (August 1, 2002 – October 23, 2002) *

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(October 23, 2002 – June 1, 2004) *

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(July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006) *

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(July 6, 2006 – May 31, 2007) *

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(June 2, 2007 – February 19, 2008) *

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(July 1, 2010 – December 23, 2010) * Mokhtar Mokhtar (December 25, 2010 – May 8, 2011) *

(May 8, 2011 – May 25, 2011) *

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(June 7, 2014 – September 20, 2014) *

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(November 9, 2015 – December 9, 2016) * Adel Abdel Rahman (December 11, 2016 – May 5, 2017) * Jameel Qassem (July 1, 2017 – May 5, 2018) * Fábio Carille (May 22, 2018 – December 13, 2018) * Mido (December 17, 2018 – March 19, 2019) *

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(March 20, 2019 – May 17, 2019) *

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(July 2, 2019 – September 16, 2019) * José Daniel Carreño (September 16, 2019 – August 19, 2020) * Essa Al-Mehyani (caretaker) (August 19, 2020 – September 9, 2020) *

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(July 11, 2023 – June 1, 2024) * Josef Zinnbauer (July 24, 2024 – November 15, 2024) * Mahmoud Abbas (caretaker) (November 15, 2024 – November 27, 2024) * José Daniel Carreño (November 27, 2024 – )

References

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